Legit question? It's something added to the contract venues must sign to get a band to appear. When one band (forget which) had a lot of lighting/electrical demands that truly needed to be met or their equipment could be dangerous to handle, they wrote in a rider about green M&Ms in the dressing room.

This way, when they walked into the dressing room, they knew whether or not someone had actually read the entire contract, including the list of required electricity requirements for their show.

Legit question? It's something added to the contract venues must sign to get a band to appear. When one band (forget which) had a lot of lighting/electrical demands that truly needed to be met or their equipment could be dangerous to handle, they wrote in a rider about green M&Ms in the dressing room.

This way, when they walked into the dressing room, they knew whether or not someone had actually read the entire contract, including the list of required electricity requirements for their show.

/it also resulted in M&Ms

Required electricity requirements? Yeah, I really need to learn to use the preview button.

It's the performers' contract with the venue stating their requirements to perform. It usually contains information regarding stage space, electrical specifications, and other technical details. For high level performers, you will see ridiculous demands regarding catering and other weird things.

It's the performers' contract with the venue stating their requirements to perform. It usually contains information regarding stage space, electrical specifications, and other technical details. For high level performers, you will see ridiculous demands regarding catering and other weird things.

I read somewhere that the reason the ridiculous things get included has less to do with the performers being prima donnas (in general) and more with making sure the venue pays attention to the important requirements regarding equipment and such.

guy wants a newspaper. i've read way, way worse on smoking gun. if you want a bowl full of m&m's, do you care what color they aare? some people do.

mr. pop made some great music (rude n nude if you're not already indoctrniated) and he was michelle trachtenberg's father on her first show. and ron howard has skills, but he is ugly, and no one needs a news writeup to know that.

the801:guy wants a newspaper. i've read way, way worse on smoking gun. if you want a bowl full of m&m's, do you care what color they aare? some people do.

mr. pop made some great music (rude n nude if you're not already indoctrniated) and he was michelle trachtenberg's father on her first show. and ron howard has skills, but he is ugly, and no one needs a news writeup to know that.

Yeah. I think it was David Lee Roth who started that. He knew if he walked into the dressing room and there were brown M&Ms, the whole concert setup could be suspect. Especially when dealing with props and pyro that could potentially kill or maim him if rigged incorrectly.

MagSeven:the801: guy wants a newspaper. i've read way, way worse on smoking gun. if you want a bowl full of m&m's, do you care what color they aare? some people do.

mr. pop made some great music (rude n nude if you're not already indoctrniated) and he was michelle trachtenberg's father on her first show. and ron howard has skills, but he is ugly, and no one needs a news writeup to know that.

Yeah. I think it was David Lee Roth who started that. He knew if he walked into the dressing room and there were brown M&Ms, the whole concert setup could be suspect. Especially when dealing with props and pyro that could potentially kill or maim him if rigged incorrectly.

Legit question? It's something added to the contract venues must sign to get a band to appear. When one band (forget which) had a lot of lighting/electrical demands that truly needed to be met or their equipment could be dangerous to handle, they wrote in a rider about green M&Ms in the dressing room.

This way, when they walked into the dressing room, they knew whether or not someone had actually read the entire contract, including the list of required electricity requirements for their show.

RussianPooper:I read somewhere that the reason the ridiculous things get included has less to do with the performers being prima donnas (in general) and more with making sure the venue pays attention to the important requirements regarding equipment and such.

That was David Lee Roth's explanation for the "no brown M&Ms" clause in Van Halen's concert rider.

theorellior:The fact that Iggy Pop managed to see age 65 is proof positive of the regenerational capabilities of the human body.

Most do, but not all. It really depends on the people involved. For the Stooges drummer, eh any drum kit with the right size drums will do, he's not going to sit there and insist on some odd specifics or anything.

Legit question? It's something added to the contract venues must sign to get a band to appear. When one band (forget which) had a lot of lighting/electrical demands that truly needed to be met or their equipment could be dangerous to handle, they wrote in a rider about green M&Ms in the dressing room.

This way, when they walked into the dressing room, they knew whether or not someone had actually read the entire contract, including the list of required electricity requirements for their show.

/it also resulted in M&Ms

Ya, it was KISS. Considering the amount of pyro and flying around on guy wire and safety harness those guys did I sure would want to know somebody had read the contract thoroughly.